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James Dobson Quotes

1936–2025 United States

James Clayton "Jim" Dobson, Jr. (April 21, 1936 – August 21, 2025) was an American psychologist, evangelical Christian author, counselor and conservative political activist.

United States
Non-fiction authors
Psychologists

Also known as: Dobson, James

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Homosexuals are not monogamous. They want to destroy the institution of marriage. It will destroy marriage. It will destroy the Earth.

"Some strong-willed children absolutely demand to be spanked, and their wishes should be granted. . . [T]wo or three stinging strokes on the legs or buttocks with a switch are usually sufficient to emphasize the point, 'You must obey me.'"

Clearly, the Scripture tells us that we lack the capacity to grasp God's infinite mind or the way He intervenes in our lives. How arrogant of us to think otherwise! Trying to analyze His omnipotence is like an amoeba attempting to comprehend the behavior of man.

"By learning to yield to the loving authority... of his parents, a child learns to submit to other forms of authority which will confront him later in his life — his teachers, school principal, police, neighbors and employers."

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: James Dobson (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.